University of Maryland Doctor Tells Public He ' s Not Sure Smoking is Any More Hazardous than Vaping

In anarticle published today byABC News, a physician from the University of Maryland is quoted as telling the public that he isn ' t sure that smoking is any more hazardous than vaping.According to the article: "' We just cannot make a conclusion that it [vaping] is safer than cigarettes, ' said Dr. Jason Rose, a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician who is also the Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Innovation& Physician Science at The University of Maryland. "  Of course, stating that you ' re not sure if vaping is safer than cigarettes is equivalent to saying that you ' re not sure smoking is any more hazardous to your health than vaping. This is obviously a ridiculous statement that is completely refuted by a multitude of scientific evidence as well as by the documented experiences of millions of ex-smokers who quit smoking by switching to vaping. Even the most vigorous opponents of e-cigarettes acknowledge that vaping is safer than smoking (as long as you are not engaging in dual use).While the cardiovascular harms of e-cigarettes are probably moderately lower than smoking, the risks of cancer and COPD are astronomically lower. Many papers have documented the subjective and objective clinical improvement in respiratory function in smokers who quit smoking by switching to electronic cigarettes. Many papers have documented the much lower levels of carcinogens in e-cigarettes, some by actually measuring biomarkers in the blood or urine of ...
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